Silvio Vega, a grandfather approaching the final stage of his life, demands that two of his grandchildren take his life because he wants to die by the hand of someone who bears his own blood. To fulfill this wish, they travel together to the plains of Casanare, Colombia, where Silvio lived in his younger days. However, when the grandchildren discover the truth about their grandfather’s past, they will defy his wishes, keeping him alive, agonizing, as punishment for his past actions. Amidst the indifference of a voracious, mysterious and powerful landscape, this intensely profound film exposes the poles of tenderness and cruelty.

If there is a voice, original and unmistakable in Colombian cinema, it is that of Rubén Mendoza. In his films, the characters win by a knockout, annihilate humanity with their smell, sweat, and stubborn reality.Julio Guzmán, El Tiempo

Rubén Mendoza (b.1980, Tunja, Colombia), co-founder of the production company Día Fragma, has written and directed more than eight shorts and the feature film La sociedad del semáforo (2010), which have won awards and screened at more than 30 international festivals. Tierra en la lengua won Best Film at the Cartagena de Indias Film Festival.